A61B 17/8645
Headless screws
Official title: {Headless screws, e.g. ligament interference screws}
A61B17/8645 (Headless screws) appears on 356 US grants and 447 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 356
- Published applications
- 447
- Assignees
- 179
- Inventors
- 664
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 3 |
| 2002 | 3 | 8 |
| 2003 | 5 | 10 |
| 2004 | 3 | 9 |
| 2005 | 6 | 13 |
| 2006 | 3 | 8 |
| 2007 | 4 | 6 |
| 2008 | 3 | 7 |
| 2009 | 2 | 15 |
| 2010 | 4 | 7 |
| 2011 | 6 | 11 |
| 2012 | 10 | 12 |
| 2013 | 7 | 18 |
| 2014 | 14 | 25 |
| 2015 | 10 | 18 |
| 2016 | 17 | 22 |
| 2017 | 20 | 32 |
| 2018 | 32 | 27 |
| 2019 | 23 | 23 |
| 2020 | 29 | 27 |
| 2021 | 22 | 37 |
| 2022 | 17 | 25 |
| 2023 | 20 | 23 |
| 2024 | 36 | 25 |
| 2025 | 17 | 21 |
| 2026 | 12 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Bone screw with reduced flank portion6 Oct 2026US 12,751,750 B2Acumed LLC
- Bone screw18 Aug 2026US 12,708,417 B2DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Intramedullary threaded nail for radial cortical fixation21 Jul 2026US 12,685,571 B2ExsoMed Corporation
- Compression/reduction drivers for performing surgical methods21 Jul 2026US 12,685,576 B2Arthrex, Inc.
- Ligament fixation system, implants, and devices with a compression cap, and methods of use26 May 2026US 12,636,055 B2Paragon 28, Inc.
- Hybrid headless bone screw1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294496 A1Stabiliz Orthopaedics, LLC
- Threaded implants and methods of use across bone segments20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240658 A1SI-Bone Inc.
- Prophylactic method of reducing acromial stress fracture incidence and kit for performing the same13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232331 A1Arthrex, Inc.
- Osteosynthesis screw with angular indexing relative to the screwdrivr and universal compatibility6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224257 A1Novastep
- Reduction Trauma Screws and Related Methods2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183029 A1Allumin8, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sternal closure system, method and apparatus therefor1,540US 7,651,498 B22010
- Cannulated self-tapping bone screw653US 4,950,270 ABoehringer Mannheim GmbH · 1990
- Axial tension screw547US 6,030,162 AAcumed LLC · 2000
- Interference screw and cannulated sheath for endosteal fixation of ligaments514US 5,211,647 AArthrex, Inc. · 1993
- Interference implant512US 5,364,400 AAmerican Cyanamid Company · 1994